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Q&A panelist from L to R: Alicia Barmore (Host); Julius Green; Domonique Price; Louis Fawcett; Coressa Williams; and Baron Jay Littleton.
Ivy McGregor (Keynote Speaker, CEO IVYinc.)
By Darlene L. Williams Contributing Writer Nonprofit Startup, Development Consultant, and CoFounders of Favour Consulting Group, Alicia Barmore and Devin Kowlessar hosted the 2nd Annual Favour Nonprofit Summit 2020 at Hotel Maya in Long Beach, California. The two-day event began on Friday, February 21, 2020 and concluded Saturday night with an “IMPACT Awards” and After Party celebration. Approximately 80 people attended the event. Keynote speakers for the event were: Ivy McGregor, CEO of IVYinc and Director of Social Responsibility BeyGOOD at Parkwood Entertainment; Louis Fawcett, President at NANOE (National Association of Nonprofit Organizations and Executives; Coressa Williams, Founder of Building Hope and Marketing Director at Princess For A Day; Domonique Price, ESQ Business and Intellectual Property Attorney; Baron Jay Littleton, Founder and President of Baron Jay Foundation; and Julius Green, Accountant, Burgeon Financial Services. An array of topics were covered and discussed in the all-day summits which began at 8:00 am. Attendees were not only given wealthy amounts of information and the tools needed to correctly and legally operate a nonprofit organization, but they were also treated to delightful continental breakfasts’ and lavish lunches served outside in the hotel’s tropical gardens with a picturesque view of the Long Beach Oceanfront. Favour Consultant and Host, Alicia Barmore’s infectious smile, soft-soothing voice and people skills appeared to set the ambiance for the entire two-day event. She could be seen interacting with participants, and affectionately acknowledging others with a ‘hey girl’, a hug, or a wave. “Getting grants is a process, Barmore said. We want grants, but we’re not grant ready. 95 percent of people asking for grants are not grant ready,” she said. Opening keynote speaker, Ivy McGregor, seemed to captivate the audience from the moment she began speaking until her last remark. “I want to be a conduit of change, McGregor said. People are watching your life even when you don’t know it.” “I want to talk to you about the inside stuff, she said, rubbing her hand over her heart. “ Because money comes through your hands, you are conduits of change—you want to be a person people can trust.” McGregor told the crowd, “Good posture will get you recognized. Keep a journal, get a fine writing instrument. Look well, dress well every chance you get.” Participants could be seen attentively engaged, taking notes, networking, capturing pictures and/or video clips during every speaker’s presentation. Domonique Price, Intellectual Property Attorney
described herself as a “’Phenomenal Attorney’” as she danced and swayed to the background music. Price’s bragging rights were legitimate; among many of her brag- worthy accomplishments, she’s the youngest attorney to have ever worked for the NBA. Price made it perfectly clear that for nonprofit organizations, brands, trademarks, logos and the likes, being legally unprotected is no dancing matter. “A lot of nonprofits don’t look at themselves as full corporations or brands that need to be protected, but I’m here to tell you that nonprofits are making a killing on their intellectual properties,” she said. Louis Fawcett, President of NANOE in Columbia, SC and keynote speaker found himself unsure about what he wanted to do in life or why “God put him here on earth.” After building a home in Ethiopia in 2008 to take children off the streets, Fawcett soon found his purpose in non profits. “If you are out there helping people, there is always organizations out there to help”, Fawcett said. Julius Green; Accountant and summit speaker said,” I’m 1 of 17 children. I grew up on a farm and I truly believe
30? I met Alicia Boreman and heard her speak. I felt like I could glean a lot from coming here; I want to know what’s working in this season.” Roberta Morris A: “Learning from Alicia and Ivy was very appealing from the moment I found out about it. This is how a nonprofit needs to be structured and organized. Taylor and I trusted our gut and what we thought was right but, we needed guidance.” Thor Retzlaff (and Taylor Zehren) Founders of “Do Good SH*T” Human Waste Management Nonprofit Organization A: “My purpose is to learn about running a nonprofit organization because I have no clue.” Stacey Bulluck; Transformational Speaker and Founder of Ordered Steps Nonprofit (Provides transitional housing-life skills training for female ex-offenders and female veterans) A: “I founded a nonprofit in Africa helping individual families and communities traumatized by 14 years of war in Africa to revitalize their lives. A friend suggested that I should come here, so really I’m here to hopefully get resources—everything to do with resources.” Rachel Dickens; Founder & President of B.R.A.I.D. Africa Nonprofit
Favour Nonprofit Summit 2020 attendees taking notes and networking.
that my dad used farming as a motivator to get us out of the house and to never ever come back, it worked,” he said. ( amid laughs and applause) “If you’re going to run a successful business, you have to know your business,” Green said. The Los Angeles News Observer (LANO) was on hand for Q and A from several non profit directors and or information seekers. Question: What is your purpose for attending “Favour Nonprofit Summit 2020”? A: “I worked for a Fortune 500 for 30 years. I wanted to get an up-close of nonprofits to see if I really want to work again. Do I really want to go hard again for another
A: “To learn how to do things here in California; I live in Texas and to meet people in the nonprofit world. I’m a life-learner.” Sunnie Givens; Founder of The Gift Foundation Nonprofit Organization A: “I’m here to learn about starting a nonprofit and I want to cultivate it into something bigger.” Telisha Jones; Business Owner The Favor Nonprofit Summit 2020 closed out successfully with awards given to “nonprofits making a difference”, newfound friendships, informed and educated participants, satisfied customers and of course; an infectious approving-smile from Barmore.
This “First Roman” is Special By Earl Heath He and rival Freeman Williams of Manual Arts had Contributing Sports Writer the best jump shots anywhere. They were both gifted There were high fives, hand shakes, and hugs recently players. at the Los Angeles High school gym. The home team “That’s what we call the County Line, “ said Andre Romans were facing cross-town Jefferson High. There was Theus pointing to a line used for volleyball just inside half a buzz in the air as sever alumni came back to honor an court. “Freeman would let it fly from there.” old friend and class mate in Clyde Robinson. So Clyde would follow up and match him on the Robinson is a Los Angeles basketball legend from other end. If Freeman hit one from the 110 Freeway, the class of 1974. Like many others his game was lost or Clyde would let one go from the 405. forgotten by a few as time moved on. It was a night well All this done in front of standing room only crowds. deserved. As one story goes one night L.A. High hosted While playing for the Romans he averaged 33 points Manual with a full gym and a line of hundreds waiting a game under Coach Sydney Gordon. outside hoping to get in. He led the Southern League in scoring league and Robinson had hit his first two jumpers of the game was second in LA City. He was selected All Southern which sent the crowd into a frenzy. The third time down League and City All–Star. the court he dribbled to the corner of the court with He was named one of the top 10 players in the city. the heels of his shoes nearly touching the out of bounds KGFJ Radio gave him the nick name “Radar” and with line and let go a high arching jumper as the ball traveled good reason. Continued on page A5
L.A. High Alum Clyde Robinson holds up his # 32 which was recently retired by the Romans. (Earl Heath Photo)
First a model, Smith later was known for her TV show and her home decor, and then for going public with her condition. Barbara Smith, the TV personality known as B. Smith who was one of the country’s first high-profile black models and went on to become an author, restaurateur and lifestyle maven, has died after a seven-year battle with Alzheimer’s. She was 70. Dan Gasby said in a Facebook post that Smith died Saturday night of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease in their home in Long Island, New York. “Heaven is shining even brighter now that it is graced with B.’s dazzling and unforgettable smile,” Gasby wrote. Smith began her career as a model before going on to host the syndicated television show “B. Smith With Style,” a half-hour show about home decorating and cooking. She owned three restaurants, all called “B. Smith,” wrote three cookbooks and launched several lines of home goods, including lines at Bed, Bath & Beyond, La-Z-Boy and Walmart. “I want to give people the license to not be perfect,” Smith told the Sun-Times in 1999. “I want you to break the rules. It’s not about perfection.” Barbara Smith promotes a book at Marshall Field’s State Street in 1999. Sun-Times file Her celebrity friends and fans mourned on social media as the news spread Sunday. ”The elegance. The grace. The style,” director Ava DuVernay tweeted. “#BSmith was one-of-a-kind.” Al Roker praised Smith and Gasby for being at the forefront of Alzheimer’s research for people of color, while Dr. Mehmet Oz wrote that she approached her fight “with a spirit that made her light shine bright.” Following a 2013 Alzheimer’s diagnosis, which she revealed in 2014, the lifestyle guru’s world grew more private, though she opened up about living with the disease in a 2016 book, “Before I Forget: Love, Hope, Help, And Acceptance in Our Fight Against Alzheimer’s.” “I’m still myself. I just can’t remember things as well as I once did,” she wrote in the book co-authored by husband Dan Gasby and Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Shnayerson. Smith and Gasby used the platform to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s, particularly within the black community. “Alzheimer’s is a 21st-century civil rights issue,” Gasby told USA TODAY in 2016 in a video Skype interview with Smith at his side. “Two out of three people with Alzheimer’s disease are women. Blacks are two to three times more likely to have Alzheimer’s. … And it drives people into poverty, in many cases taking away the gains that a sizable and growing portion of people in the African-American community have made.” Controversy ensued in Smith’s later years, when Gasby sparked outrage over acknowledging his relationship with another woman as he served as his wife’s caregiver. Gasby said his wife of nearly three decades encouraged him to move on with his life after she learned of her diagnosis during a 2019 appearance on “The View.” ”When we got the diagnosis at Mount Sinai … she stopped me, put her hand on my arm and … she said to me, ‘I want you to go on,’ “ Gasby said at the time. “I’m not doing anything we didn’t discuss. ... I could have easily placed her into a facility and I would not do that. This notion of vows, I’m keeping my vows. … Vows are to protect, to care for.”
Kobe and Gianna Bryant Memorialized at the Staple Center LOS ANGELES (AP) – Mourners began gathering Monday in downtown Los Angeles to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant at the Staples Center, hours before Bryant’s memorial service was scheduled to start The basketball superstar and his 13-year-old daughter was honored in a public memorial at the arena where Bryant played for the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe and Gianna Bryant died along with seven others in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26. The Celebration of Life featured speakers reflecting on Kobe Bryant’s impact on his sport and the world, along with music and retrospectives on Bryant’s oncourt achievements. Bryant became active in film, television and writing after he retired from basketball in 2016. Bryant’s family, dozens of sports greats and many major figures in Bryant’s public attended. Staples Center was sold out for the memorial. The money made from ticket sales will be given to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, which supports youth sports programs in underserved communities and teaches sports to girls and women. Bryant’s death caused an outpouring of grief across Los Angeles, where he remained the city’s most popular athlete into retirement. Dozens of public memorials and murals have been installed around the sprawling metropolis, and thousands of fans gathered daily outside Staples Center to commiserate after the crash. Vanessa Bryant, Kobe’s wife and Gianna’s mother, chose Feb. 24 as the date in honor of the uniform numbers of Kobe and Gianna, who wore No. 2 on her youth basketball teams. A private funeral was held for Kobe and Gianna Bryant in Orange County on Feb. 7.